Glycemic Management

The proportion of adults with diabetes in the U.S. achieving glycemic control was similar in 2013 to 2020 compared with 1988 to 1994, but racial-ethnic disparities worsened during that time, according to study data.

Nearly half of a cohort of adults with type 2 diabetes participating in a calorie-restricted intermittent fasting intervention achieved diabetes remission, according to findings from a randomized controlled trial in China.

Glucose management indicator — an estimate of HbA1c based on continuous glucose monitoring information — may be accurately calculated for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes using as few as 7 days of CGM data, according to researchers.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Juan P. Frias, MD, discusses his presentation on newer treatment options for type 2 diabetes at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress.

Intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring use is associated with greater improvements in HbA1c in type 1 diabetes at 24 weeks compared with finger-stick testing, according to study findings.

Compared with a low-fat diet, a personalized diet targeting postprandial glycemic response did not lead to greater weight loss at 6 months among adults with abnormal glucose metabolism and obesity, according to study data.

Compared with higher glycemic criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, lower criteria did not reduce risks for women giving birth to a large for gestational age infant or other infant or maternal complications.

BALTIMORE — Healthy diabetes management behaviors, such as eating fewer calories, taking insulin and regularly checking feet, are associated with lower HbA1c, according to a presenter.

BALTIMORE — More than half of primary care providers are not using time in range in clinical practice, and only one-third of people with diabetes use the metric as part of their glycemic management, according to a presenter.